Thoughts on things that matter for time and eternity…

Happy Easter! :)

(Photograph by Cathy Batica-Genanda)
I was browsing my blog stats one day and saw in the Top Searches section of my dashboard these words: “Ever has it known that no matter how tough the laid obstacles are, love transcends it, for love is a driving force that not even the might of eternity can take on.”
Wow, I thought.
I found it to be a very interesting and powerful statement that I wrote it down right away before it got deleted from the queue. Not only did I think it was profound, but I certainly believe it is true.
Love. What do we know about it? I am definitely NOT an expert when it comes to it, but I absolutely know it is an action word. It is not enough that we profess our love in words to those whom we hold dear, but more importantly, we should show how we truly feel about them through our actions.
I was requested to give a talk yesterday about the greatest love that ever happened in the entire history of this world. It is the love that our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have for all of us. Our Savior loved us so much that He laid down His life for us so that we don’t have to suffer the way He did if we will repent.
As the whole Christian world commemorates this week His display of this great love, I echo the words of President James E. Faust when he said:
“We long for the ultimate blessing of the Atonement—to become one with Him, to be in His divine presence, to be called individually by name as He warmly welcomes us home with a radiant smile, beckoning us with open arms to be enfolded in His boundless love. How gloriously sublime this experience will be if we can feel worthy enough to be in His presence! The free gift of His great atoning sacrifice for each of us is the only way we can be exalted enough to stand before Him and see Him face-to-face. The overwhelming message of the Atonement is the perfect love the Savior has for each and all of us. It is a love which is full of mercy, patience, grace, equity, long-suffering, and, above all, forgiving.”
I do believe that where conflict happens, when all else fails, when wounds won’t heal, or signs of any hope dim in our hearts, that love IS the answer… and oftentimes, it is enough.
Have a happy Easter everybody!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂

8 Responses

I breathed a prayer throughout the day today, Be My Rock, Lord, because I feel that I can’t stand on my own anymore. Ever since I came to Dubai, I have always been scared. The winds of change are blowing around me. I feel wishy-washy. Sometimes, I feel like I’m failing. The thoughts of being away from my love ones always bring me tears. Whenever I feel all of these, I look up to the sky as if I can find Him there watching over me. All this time, the Lord has been my Rock. Thinking of His atoning sacrifice for all of us, how He suffered for all of us makes Him the Rock of our salvation as He have succored to man’s extremities and broke the bonds of death that made us heir of exaltation.

Yes I agree to what you are saying , and as I learned from my hih school days that love is the highest form of emotions , soo many stories about it especially the story of Romeo and Juliet , novels about love but most importantly is the love we learn from the gospel no.1 is the love for our Heavenly Father and the Savior , and 2 is the love for our fellowmen , my family and you as my special daughter . Mommy Marci